Opera Explained: Donizetti - L'Elisir D'Amore (Smillie) - CD

Gaetano Donizetti

An Introduction to … DONIZETTI: L'elisir d'amore

 

1. Background: Intdocution

00:04:21

 

2. Background: The 'bel canto' era

00:03:35

 

3. Background: Rossini and Bellini

00:06:52

 

4. Background: Donizetti

00:03:29

 

5. Background: The Scottish connection

00:03:37

 

6. Background: Johann Simon Mayr

00:03:08

 

7. Background: Donizetti's first successes

00:02:52

 

8. L'elisir d'amore: Background to L'elisir d'amore

00:03:29

 

9. L'elisir d'amore: The opening: Adina and Nemorino

00:05:59

 

10. L'elisir d'amore: Sergeant Belcore

00:06:41

 

11. L'elisir d'amore: Dr Dulcamara

00:06:54

 

12. L'elisir d'amore: Act I finale

00:05:15

 

13. L'elisir d'amore: Act II opening: Adina and Belcore's engagement

00:03:58

 

14. L'elisir d'amore: Nemorino's enlistment and Adina's discovery

00:08:35

 

15. L'elisir d'amore: 'Una furtiva lagrima'

00:03:38

 

16. L'elisir d'amore: A happy ending

00:05:28